Tag Archives: Tennis

World number one Novak Djokovic said he did not mean to cause controversy by saying male players deserve more prize money than women. The 11-time Grand Slam champion said he spoke out because the sport needed a “fairer and better distribution of funds across the board”. He added he cares “deeply” about tennis and that his remarks were “not the ...

Indian Wells tournament chief Raymond Moore has quit after his controversial comments about women’s tennis. Moore, 69, said the women’s game “rides on the coat-tails” of the men – a view described as “sexist” by the United States Tennis Association (USTA). Women’s world number one Serena Williams said Moore’s statement was “offensive and very inaccurate”. But her male counterpart, Novak ...

Former world number one Maria Sharapova has revealed she failed a drugs test at the Australian Open. Sharapova, 28, tested positive for meldonium, a substance she has been taking since 2006 for health issues. The five-time Grand Slam champion is provisionally suspended from 12 March pending further action. The sportswear company, Nike, announced that it was halting its relationship with ...

Rafael Nadal suffered the only first-round exit of his career at the Australian Open after Fernando Verdasco recorded a stunning five-set win. The Spanish left-handers produced an exhibition of hard-hitting to thrill those inside the Rod Laver Arena over four hours and 40 minutes. Verdasco saved a break point to prevent going 3-0 down in the decider, going on to ...

Wisdom Na- Adjrago in under a two weeks has beaten Ofosu kwabena Bamfo, first at Donkor Educational foundation Charity tournament 7-5, 6-3 and 6-4 3-6 6-3 to win the 2015 6th National Ranking Tour final on Saturday. Bamfo has been back to his dazzling best and enjoyed the almost complete backing of the fans after defeating his brother George Darko ...

Ghana won its first gold medal today in the ongoing All Africa Games after Narh Wisdom and national top seed George Darko beat their Congolese opponents in the finals of the men’s doubles event in the tennis tournament. Ghana won the match 6-4, 6-4. The medal brings Ghana’s tally to 17 in the tournament. By: Citi Sports Desk

Austria’s Jurgen Melzer says beating his younger brother Gerald in the first round of Wimbledon qualifying was “the worst tennis day” of his life. Former world number eight Jurgen, 34, beat his 24-year-old sibling 6-1 6-4 to move into the next stage. “It was not fun at all. I hope we will never play each other again,” he said. “Some ...

Andy Murray joined the likes of John McEnroe and Boris Becker as a four-time Queen’s Club champion with an impressive victory over Kevin Anderson. The British number one played superbly to win 6-3 6-4 in just 64 minutes at the Aegon Championships in London. Murray, the top seed, had earlier finished a rain-delayed semi-final, beating Viktor Troicki 6-3 7-6 (7-4). ...

Ghana’s top ranked tennis player George Darko has expressed satisfaction at the opportunity afforded national team players to practice on clay courts ahead of this years Davies Cup. Darko earlier this year beat rival Jeff Bagerbaseh in the finals of this year’s Mcdan Open Tournament. According to him such preparations make it easier for players when the real competition commences. ...

Serena Williams battled past Victoria Azarenka in a heated third-round contest at the French Open. The world number one came through 3-6 6-4 6-2 in two hours and three minutes to reach round four. Tempers frayed at the end of the second set, with Azarenka waving away Williams’s explanation over a disputed line call. “I was really down and out ...